Give a Heart To Africa - Women Empowerment Project

As I have my own business, I thought that GHTA might be an option for me to do some volunteer work, so I did a short stay with them with the idea to go back if the program suits me and the answer is a resounding yes. The program is excellent and the students are all highly motivated, enthusiastic and fun. I left wondering whether it was not me that learned more from them than the other way around. The staff are all friendly and extremely helpful. The living accomodation is excellent.I am planning to go back in November and again in 2027. I am happy to recommend this programme to anyone who is looking for a rewarding and interesting program with goals that work.

I spent three months at GHTA in Tanzania between August and November 2025. I taught business studies to three classes, about 15 students per class. The students were keen to learn and a joy to teach. Teaching took place four mornings a week, giving plenty of time to relax, review the day's work or plan for the following day. Each Friday, the volunteers, accompanied by a GHTA representative, would visit one or two of the students at their homes. This was always a special occasion. The students and their families were so welcoming, and it was an ideal opportunity in a relaxed environment to swap our cultural experiences. The staff at GHTA were both friendly and supportive. I had never taught in a classroom before, and was concerned about my lack of experience. But with the help of the GHTA experts, I really felt I'd contributed by the end of my time there. Would recommend this project to anyone.

This was my first time volunteering in Africa, and I felt safe with my experience going through Give a Heart to Africa. Even prior to volunteering, I had a lot of questions that were answered by Monika, and you can tell you're not getting generic responses, but thorough ones addressing my specific questions. It was important to me that I choose an organization, that uses my volunteer fees to good use, and you can see it go a lot towards the students for school resources for them, and funding for them to start their own business ventures. Every day was very structured, as to which lessons to deliver on, and we had flexibility on how we wanted to deliver our lesson plans as well. Monika also knew the right tour operators to connect me with for any sightseeing I wanted to do as well, and it was easy to make friends at the volunteer house, I'm still friends with them several years after volunteering! This was a very rewarding experience.